Dude, if we're going to discuss this, you have to read what I write. Here's what I wrote about Kobe -- KJ is that he'd like to be Kobe-type of player. Where do I compare him to Kobe or put him in the same class. I'm saying KJ would like to model his game off that type of player. At no point did I compare the two.
When I mentioned Carmelo, my point was that Melo was extremely efficient offensively and KJ is not. I understand there is a talent disparity there but there was also a very different approach to the game.
Now as for your other points: I am not advocating KJ dribbling through doubles. If they come, kick it out and find the open guy. If they don't -- which they haven't yet -- then go to work. In fact, if doubles were coming that would be all the more reason to get him the ball at 15 feet since it would create open looks for someone else.
Nichols absolutely is a legit comp (though all comps are flawed at some level) in that he was a pure shooter. KJ isn't, but he shoots nearly 40% of his shots from 3. When you consider all the buckets he gets in transition he really doesn't do much slashing. Nichols was a pure shooter, KJ isn't, but both spend most of their time in the half-court around the 3-pt line. They also both averaged 5+ rebounds and played pretty good defense on the wing. It's imperfect and I like the Burgan comp, but they are similar players, except one was a better shooter and one did more slashing (though KJ doesn't do that much of it).
So my point, simply put, is that KJ would be a much more efficient player shooting 25% from three and spending more time in the paint. The fact that he has just 49 offensive rebounds is another example of how little time he spends in the paint.
I still really like his overall game, I like the kid and think he's a good player, I just think he's preparing himself for the NBA (which is OK) instead of becoming a real efficient offensive player in college.
